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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

382 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 13 of 20

Sheep Skin Vests

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 2

After last shearing 40,000 pelts were sent to the Country Women's Association Sheep Skin Vest Committee for the making of sheep skin vests for the…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 3
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

Wool appraisements are now proceeding apace and the work is going along smoothly (report Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd.). Oiled by two season’s…

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Parasites in Sheep Efficient Drug

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 3

Veterinary authorities in Sydney who have had experience of the use of phenothiazine in the fight against internal parasites of sheep are…

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Wool in the War Effort

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 4

During Jure, the International Wool Secretariat held a display of wool service wear. Two of the least conspicuous exhibits, namely, the woollen…

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Telegraphic News Wheat Scheme a Failure

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 2

Speaking in the House of Representatives on the Supply Bill, Mr. Langtry (Lab.. N.S.W.) declared that the wheat scheme had proved a…

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Thousand-year-old Cattle Set Up New Milking Records

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 4

Fark cattle, descendants of the gigantic white beasts that once roamed wild through Britain's forests, are to-day setting up new milking records…

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Wool Industry Prices Sheep’s Back to Fabric

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

The British woollen mill industry has had contrasting experiences since the war started, reports Wirichcombe, Carson Ltd. For a considerable period…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2
Also in The Braidwood Review and District Advocate

Wool is arriving into store freely, although though there have been instances where the petrol shortage has effected transport to the railhead, reports Pitt,…

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Old-time Sailing Ships Give Britain War-time Cattle Fodder

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 4

Seeds accidentally taken to England last century in the holds of American sailing ships have given Britain’s farmers a valuable war-time cattle…

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The Farm Home Control of Silverfish An Effective Poison Bait

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 1

A poison bait which has been found effective in controlling silverfish may be produced with the following substances:…

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World’s Largest Potato Farm Sends Forces Millions of Packets of Crisps

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 4

Two English villages, whose names are recorded in William the Conqueror’s Domesday Book, to-day supply Britian’s fighting forces with millions…

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Wool Industry Prices Sheep's Back to Fabric

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:— The British woollen mill industry has had contrasting experiences since the war started. For a considerable…

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Wool Appraisements

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 3

Pitt Son & Badgery, Ltd., Sydney, report:— The wool appraisment season is now in full swing and substantial clearances…

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Power Alcohol From Wheat Commonwealth Government Scheme

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

The decision of the Commonwealth Government to proceed with a scheme for the production of power alcohol from wheat will be welcomed by…

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"Most Common Cause of Waste" Lack of Fodder Reserves on Dairy Farms

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 3

The most common cause of waste in the dairying industry was lack of suitavle and adequate feed for stock said Mr. A. C. Small, special dairy…

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Tenant and Share Farming

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 4

The system of tenant and share farming has been allowed by previous Governments to become one of our gravest rural problems in this State. Too often…

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Australian Sheep Flocks Causes Of Large Clip

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 2

Australia is now estimated to be pasturing about 121,000,000 sheep, the largest total ever recorded. With minor fluctuations during the period; the…

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Wool in the War Effort

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 8

During June the International Wool Secretariat held a display of wool service wear. Two of the least conspicuious exhibits, namely, the…

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